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Jimmy Carter: I want to be sure that if any other country is tempted to attack the United States, that they will realize that they are…

On the recordOctober 15, 1979
I want to be sure that if any other country is tempted to attack the United States, that they will realize that they are committing military suicide.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Dolton, Illinois Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Townhall Meeting

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